The American Heiress, Dorothy Eden
The American Heiress, Dorothy Eden
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The American Heiress

Author: Dorothy Eden

Narrator: Kirsten Potter

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/24/2020


Synopsis

A New York Times bestselling author brings World War I–era England to vibrant life in this romantic saga in which destiny turns a lady's maid into a lady.

It is spring of 1915. Spoiled twenty-one-year-old Clemency Jervis and her Fifth Avenue entourage board the Lusitania, bound for England, where Clemency is to marry the dashing Lord Hugo Hazzard of Loburn. A few miles off the Irish coast, the ship is torpedoed by the Germans. One of the few survivors is Clemency's maid, Hetty Brown, a young woman who resembles her mistress. Surprised to be taken for Clemency, Hetty carries out a daring deception that makes her a nobleman's wife and the mistress of a magnificent country estate, despite doubts about her among some in her aristocratic new set.

Suspenseful, surprising, and heartwarming, The American Heiress is a tale of love, war, and the far-reaching, often-unexpected consequences of our actions.

About Dorothy Eden

Dorothy Eden (1912-1982) was the internationally acclaimed author of more than forty bestselling gothic, romantic suspense, and historical novels. Born in New Zealand, where she attended school and worked as a legal secretary, she moved to London in 1954 and continued to write prolifically. Eden's novels are known for their suspenseful, spellbinding plots, finely drawn characters, authentic historical detail, and often a hint of spookiness. Her novel of pioneer life in Australia, The Vines of Yarrabee, spent four months on the New York Times bestseller list. Her gothic historical novels Ravenscroft, Darkwater, and Winterwood, are considered by critics and readers alike to be classics of the genre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dorcas on January 06, 2014

4 1/2 stars I have to be careful what I say in this review because I could so easily spoil the story. But I'll do my best. In a nutshell, a young woman assumes the identity of her heiress 1/2 sister when her sister perishes in the sinking of the Lusitania. She goes on and marries her sister 's fiance......more

Goodreads review by Daniela on December 24, 2014

This was a nice change from the typical romantic suspense where there is an innocent young woman and the dangers she is facing come from outside of her, from people who want to kill or harm her because of something she is not responsible for, like inheriting a large sum of money or having had a moth......more

Goodreads review by Bree on February 24, 2020

Fun, fast Gothic read. Perfect reading for a travel day.......more